Plextor PX-800A, Installation And User Manual

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PX-800 Installation and Users Manual
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Table of Contents
1. Getting Started .............................................................................. 1
About this Manual........................................................................... 1
What’s In This Manual ............................................................... 1
Printing the Manual..................................................................... 1
Meet Your PX-800A....................................................................... 2
What the PX-800A Does............................................................. 2
Features of the PX-800A............................................................. 2
Minimum Configuration to Use the PX-800............................... 5
What You Can Do with the PX-800A......................................... 5
About Software ............................................................................... 6
Precautions...................................................................................... 6
Where to Go From Here ................................................................. 7
2. Installing the PX-800A Internal ATAPI Drive........................... 8
PX-800A Drive Features and Controls ........................................... 8
Front Panel—PX-800A Internal Drive ....................................... 8
Rear Panel—PX-800A Internal Drive ........................................ 9
What Else Is In the PX-800A Box ................................................ 10
Save Your Box!......................................................................... 10
PX-800A QuickStart Installation .............................................. 12
Mount the PX-800A Drive............................................................ 12
Open the Computer and Prepare for Installation........................... 13
Determine Your Existing IDE Configuration ............................... 14
Inspect Your Computer’s Cables .................................................. 15
Confirm That You Have an 80-Conductor IDE Cable.............. 16
Do You Have Cable Select?...................................................... 17
Do You Need a Power Cable? .................................................. 18
Set the Drive’s Mode Jumper........................................................ 18
Changing the Mode Jumper on Your PX-800A Drive.............. 19
Select an IDE Configuration ......................................................... 21
About Cable Select ....................................................................... 26
Mount the PX-800A Drive............................................................ 27
Record the Serial Number......................................................... 27
Change the Front-Panel Color................................................... 27
Mount the Drive in the Computer ............................................. 27
Using Sound Boards and Audio Cables ........................................ 33